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For years, Iron Maxx® has stood for innovative, high-quality sports nutrition "Designed in Germany." With a passion for performance and product innovation, we develop functional foods, supplements, and fitness products that meet the highest standards. To strengthen our team, we are looking for an experienced leader in product management who will actively shape our product strategy and take our portfolio to the next level.

• Overall responsibility for international product development in the field of Food & Sports Nutrition
• Professional and organizational management of the development departments and categories, including:
  Bars, powders, drinks, functional foods, and supplements
• End-to-end responsibility for a high number of new product developments (up to approximately 100 products per year) – from the initial idea through formulation, cost calculation, and sampling to retail rollout
• Development of brand-compliant, high-performance product concepts within the Iron Maxx DNA portfolio
• Management and prioritization of parallel development projects across multiple categories
• Close collaboration with purchasing, quality assurance, marketing, and sales for rapid and efficient implementation
• Coordination of product development with production facilities and participating development partners
• Responsibility for tastings, product tests, optimization cycles, and decision-making
• Support for relaunches, formulation optimizations, and packaging adjustments
• Market, trend, and competitor monitoring with clear relevance for product and assortment decisions
• Participation in assortment strategy, pricing, and margin calculation
• Travel to production facilities, partners, and trade fairs

• Completed degree in food technology, nutritional science, home economics, business administration with a focus on food/nutrition, or a comparable field
• Several years of professional experience in product management, product development, or brand management with a strong focus on supplements, nutrition, or functional foods
• Excellent understanding of formulations, raw materials, manufacturing processes, and product costing
• Experience in managing complex development projects and high product volumes
• Strong brand understanding and a keen sense for target groups, trends, and performance products
• Structured, independent, and results-oriented work style
• Ability to professionally lead teams and development areas and to prioritize clearly
• Strong communication skills, decisiveness, and a hands-on mentality
• Fluent in English

Premium sports nutrition - Designed in Germany!

Producing the best sports nutrition worldwide is the goal of Iron Maxx®.

The production of highly efficient sports nutrition of the best quality and the constant further development of our products led to the award of the State Prize for Excellent Food Quality by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

However, this is no reason for us to rest on our laurels - we are constantly working with the greatest passion to offer you supplements that inspire, work and taste great! The integration of the latest study results and the evaluation of practical field research in cooperation with professional sports clubs and our customers have led to permanent innovation in the development of new sports and fitness nutrition at Iron Maxx® Nutrition since the company was founded in 2004.

In addition to the basics of sports nutrition in the areas of strength/endurance, muscle building and diet
, this includes effective nutritional supplements for health and prevention
, intelligent new combinations of active ingredients and improved dosage forms, such as our Tricaps®.

In the area of protein products, for example, Iron Maxx® has set a milestone in the evolution of the latest sports nutrition products with the development of water-based protein powders in over 31 flavors. The sweet spread with the world's highest protein content
, Iron Maxx® Protein Creme, also comes from us.

Designed in Germany - as a German sports nutrition manufacturer, Iron Maxx® is also committed to…